Miss Crawley, Mr. Beard to exchange vows Dec. 17

Published 1:00 am Sunday, November 20, 2011

The engagement of Betsy Jeanette Crawley to Joseph Robert Beard is announced today. The wedding will be at 6 p.m. Dec. 17, 2011, at First Baptist Church of Vicksburg. A reception will follow at the Southern Cultural Heritage Center. All relatives and friends are invited to attend.

Miss Crawley is the daughter of Mrs. Donald Keith Crawley and the late Mr. Crawley of Vicksburg. She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Harrison Bailey of Greenville and the late Mr. and Mrs. James Ray Crawley of Springdale, Ark.

Mr. Beard is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Louis Beard Jr. of Vicksburg. He is the grandson of Robert T. Ross of Russum and Mr. and Mrs. James Stanford and the late Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Louis Beard Sr., all of Vicksburg.

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The bride-elect is a 2006 honor graduate of Vicksburg High School, where she was a varsity cheerleader and member of the Key Club.

She graduated in 2010 with honors from the University of Louisiana at Monroe, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in dental hygiene. She served as vice president of Phi Mu sorority and chairman of the Miss ULM Committee. She was a member of the Campus Activity Board, the Student American Dental Hygiene Association and Sigma Phi Alpha national dental hygiene honor society.

Miss Crawley is a registered dental hygienist at Johnston Dental Care in Ruston, La.

The prospective groom is a 2005 honor graduate of Vicksburg High School, where he served as president of the Key Club.

He graduated in 2009 with honors from the University of Louisiana at Monroe, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in aviation management and business. He served as president of both Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity and the Campus Activity Board. He was a member of the Student Government Association and the student orientation staff.

Mr. Beard is vice president/account executive of Affiliated Mortgage Company in Monroe.